Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Update on Science Curriculum Connie Witte, Administrator for K12 Curriculum & Instruction August 27, 2015

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level AIMS Science Data % Passing PUSD 4 th Grade 7568 Arizona 4 th Grade PUSD 8 th Grade Arizona 8 th Grade PUSD 10 th Grade Arizona 10 th Grade

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Analyzing the Data Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum Course Content & Grade Level Articulation Instructional Minutes Teacher Content Knowledge & Pedagogy Resources

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum ORGANIZATION OF THE SCIENCE STANDARDs The Science Standard Articulated by Grade Level are divided into the following six strands: 1. Inquiry Process 2. History and Nature of Science 3. Science in Personal and Social Perspectives 4. Life Science 5. Physical Science 6. Earth and Space Science Arizona Science Standards K-12 State Board Approved Updated

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Next Generation Science Standards Information and Updates “While the final version of the NGSS was released on April 9, 2013, Arizona has not adopted the NGSS as state science standards. Arizona’s 2004 Science Standard is the State Board adopted science standard. Instruction should be aligned to this standard during the 2015/16 and 2016/17 school years. Science AIMS will be administered to grades 4, 8, and HS Biology during Spring 2016 and A timeframe for adopting new science standards or changing the science assessment in Arizona has not yet been determined.” – ADE websiteArizona’s 2004 Science Standard Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Framework for K-12 Science Education Practices, Crosscutting Concepts & Core Ideas Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum Crosscutting Concepts: In brief, a concept is crosscutting if it communicates a scientific way of thinking about a subject, and it applies to many different disciplines of science and engineering. A concept is not crosscutting if it does not communicate a scientific way of thinking or if it only applies to one or two disciplines

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level June 2015 Curriculum Committee Work - High School Science Courses: Integrated Science Environmental Science Biology Chemistry Physics 2015 – 2016 SY: Continued curriculum work, including elementary courses Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum Resources

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Instructional Minutes Arizona State Department of Education RECOMMENDED MINUTES OF INSTRUCTION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Primary Grades (1-3) Upper Elementary (4 - 8) Science30 minutes daily40 minutes daily Arizona State Department of Education High School Graduation Requirements R Minimum Course of Study and Competency Requirements for Graduation from High School Beginning with the Graduation Class of 2013 d. Three credits of science in preparation for proficiency at the high school level on the AIMS test.

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Teacher Content Knowledge & Pedagogy 2014 – 2015 SY Teacher Professional Development: 6 th – 12 Grade focused on core concepts and inquiry based instruction 2015 – 2016 SY: Continued workshops for all teachers during district wide professional development

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Grants & Partnerships 2010 – 2015 Partnership with WestEd in an efficacy study – 8 th grade teachers participated in workshops – teachers were paid to participate 2012 to present Partnership with NAU ADE & Math/Science Partnership Grant, 6-12 grade Exploring Energy and Matter through Collaboration (E 2 MC)– completed grant in July 2015 $387, to present - Partnership with City of Peoria & Project Wet – Water Conservation workshops, 4 th grade Teachers and students attended Peoria Water Festival at Pioneer Park Teacher Content Knowledge & Pedagogy Resources

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Grants & Partnerships cont to present – Teaching Organisms through Modeling and Argumentation in Science (TOMAS) Grant, 36 of our K-5 grade teachers, Life Science & Modeled Based Inquiry $500, to present - Eco MUVE with Harvard, All 7 th & 8 th grade teachers and students - On-line interactive problem solving ecosystem dilemmas 2012 to present – Partnership with Arizona SciTech Festival Teacher Content Knowledge & Pedagogy Resources

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